Achiever | Manual junior excels in National Chemistry Olympiad

3:32 PM,
Nov. 25, 2013

Alice Liu

Written by

Elaine Rooker Jack
| Special to The Courier-Journal

Many people find chemistry intimidating, and Alice Liu, 16, admits that the subject didn't come easily for her at first.

But something clicked in Alice's sophomore year while she was taking Advanced Placement chemistry, and she decided to prepare for the National Chemistry Olympiad.

The Manual High School junior qualified at the local level and was the only Louisville-area honors student to participate in the National Chemistry Olympiad. In all, 1,000 students, including one other student from Kentucky, competed nationally. ...